Today's News

USA! USA! USA! could be heard chanted around the country on Sunday afternoon when the U.S. women’s national soccer team played Japan in the World Cup. This courageous group of women won the hearts of not only diehard soccer fans but also many Americans as well because of their determination and will to win.

Game after game we watched as they came back from deficits and overcame obstacles to ultimately triumph. Even though they came up two penalty kicks short after leading most of the game, they held their heads high as the true champions.

Revere Plastics, a sister company to Revere Packaging in Shelbyville, is looking to build a 122,000-square foot facility that would bring 178 new jobs to Jeffersonville, Ind. Both companies are subsidiaries of Revere Industries, which is based in Indiana.

Corn has been a staple food for centuries. It was first cultivated by Indian people in Central America. In fact, the adoption of agriculture and the art of cultivating gave way to the grand cities of the Aztec and Mayans.

What would the world be without corn and potatoes, both of which were first cultivated in Central America?

Derrick Sanford, a senior at Eastern Kentucky University and a 2005 graduate of Shelby County High School, will have a violin recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the choir room at First Baptist Church Shelbyville. Sanford, a former student of Susie Saunders in Shelbyville, will be accompanied on the piano by Betty Jean Chatham.

Public meetings
Shelbyville Water and Sewer Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at 1059 Washington St.
Shelby County Fiscal Court meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Stratton Center, 215 Washington St. Tuesday.
Triple S. Planning and Zoning meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Stratton Center.
The Simpsonville City Commission meets 8:30 a.m. today at City Hall.